Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-22
COMMON COUNCIL.
DIHvILLE BAILHoAD TO BE RUN TO
THE CLYDE WHARF.
An Interesting Discussion on the Sub
jeet- Manchester Annexation
Hev Business. 60.

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Bethel (president), Ammons, Archer,
Bodeker, Bowden, Bryan, Connor,
Cutchins,. Farrar, Ferriter, Griffin,
HAYES. Hudnall, Hughes, Jones, Kau-
felt, Kaufman, Kendler, Lange, Molloy,
Montgomery, Murphy, Parrater, Par
rish, Splitter, and Pizzini.
Mr.. Guy was reported out OF the
city.
RICHMOND AND DANvMLR TRACK ExTEN-
SION.
The first matter that came up was
the ordinance to allow the Richmond
and Danyille Railroad Company to lay
a track down Dock OF Water street to
Ash street, down Ash street to Wharf
street, and down Wharf street to Gill
lies creek, and a side or branch track
into the property Of b. r. ana
Thomas clyde.
Mr.. Parrater moved that the ordinance
be rejected. -,
Mr.. cutchins moved that be
adopted.
Mr.. Bryan moved that the gentlemen
who were present in the interest of and
against the road be heard, each side
fifteen minutes.
Mr.. MEREDITH.
Mr.. W. r. Meredith, on behalf Of
the Clyde Line and Virginia Steam
boat Railway Company, first ad-
dressed the body. He explained the
plan of the proposed extension
of the track, and claimed that were 1t
not expected to rebound to the business
good Of the city he would not advocate
it. He knew that he was on side op-
posed to the interest of the teamsters,
but he thought the question reduced
itself to the city of Richmond ~. one
man, and that one man, he said, with
all respect, was Captain Bossieux. This
gentleman, Mr.. Meredith said, had
the contract for carrying freight for
the Clyde Line to and from the
Richmond and Danville depot. For
this he received S6,17S.45 a year. he
did not like to see any mans business
jeopardized, but the city should not
hold back on such point, and if the
Richmond Council did not pass the or
dinance the Clyde Line would be com
PEELED by the exigencies of traffic to
leave Richmond and move to the Man
chester side, or be made to go to West
Point, as the Richmond and Danvllle
Railroad Company had forced the Old
Dominion to do.
Mr.. Meredith added that if this ordi-
nance were passed, and if it became ne
cessary in consequence for Captain
Bossieux to discharge any of his team
sters, he would promise any of them EN-
ployment by the Clyde Company.
Mr.. Meredith made an able speech,
and set forth the points involved in a
comprehensive manner.
MAJOR STILES.
He was followed by Major Robert
Stiles on behalf of Captain Bossieux.
Major Stiles was sorry, he said, that
his client had been picked out as the
one man who was opposed to the bust
ness progress of this city. That, he
claimed, was not 20, for Cyrus BossieuS
| had been working since the day OF his
birth to build up Richmond. The
speaker said that Mr.. Meredith had
made number of pretty promisesaooui
what the Clyde Line was going TO do,
and if they were made conditions
precedent to granting the ordinance
he would favor its passage. But
not one of these promises were IL
black and white not one could the
company be held liable for. Besides
Mr. Meredith had said that Mr.. Clyde
would cut his sticks and move away iron
Richmond to West Point That talk, h,
maintained, had been heard before, ant
at time when Mr.. Clyde was interested
in the Richmond and Danville system
and il was to his interest to build NJ
West Point, which was on the Danyill'
system. But it was well known that Mr.
| Glyde had sold out his interest in th'
Danville company, and it was hardl!
probable that he would go away now.
Major Stiles would also look at tn
matter in different aspect. Putin;
his client aside, he would speak on be
half of the businessmen of the city
who did not want the city streets to b.
given away to railroad and steamboa
| corporations. rrHhe Council had haC
some experience, he thought, IN re
gaining control of some of the tho
roughfares which had once been giyel
to some company, which ran and kille'
people. and the citizens could d.
nothing. Not only Captain Bossieu
owned and ran wagons. Other team
sters and merchants have teams carry
ing freight, and the manufacture o
their wagons, the manufacture AM
shoeing of their horses and mules, wa
no inconsiderable item, and he nope
the Council would not take from a larg
class of her citizens the only street tina
was open to heavy traffic.
COLONEL PURCELL.
Colonel John b. Purcell, represent
ing the businessmen generally OF tn
city. next spoke. He was in favor @
the passage of the ordinance. TIL
Colonel prefaced his remarks by sayin
that he was not interested in the Clyd
Line or the teamsters' business either
Before he proceeded further he wishe
10 answer the remarks of Major Stile
about West Point and Mr.. Clyde.
| Mr.. CLYDE, as owner or controller
of the Richmond and Danvlle ailroaC
desired to have West Point built nj
and forced the compsny to run its lin
there. Mr.. CLYDE has business il
terest here and ownsproperty here, an
he is now trying to conserve the II
terests of the two, and the Richmon
and Danville system can force him I
move to West Point at any time. III
Colonel ventured to say that In 81
months time, if you pass this ordinance
the Old Dominion Line will say "
will co back to Richmond instead {
running a separate line of steamers
West Point, and there we can get col
troll of local as well as through freigh
Colonel Purcell did not believe tn
Captain Bossieux's interests would
injured, but improved by the extel
sion and, besides, he did not belis'
that the line would interfere with sire
traffic any more than the street-cars
Main street do now. With railros
running right to the wharf Richmor
would become a commercial city.
Colonel Purcell's address was fore
, BILE and was listened TO attentlyely.
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